Captain Olimar great "teaser"

[tennisthehilife]

I've had this Olimar hat for my Kirby since August.

I wouldn't say he was the most most likelyness, but I was pretty sure he would be in. Actually, I want lots of characters to be in so I guess I shouldn't talk.

 

[S_B]

At the back of my mind, I had a feeling, but the truth is that, other than this site, I don't think I've seen him mentioned very much at all.

And people who think he's "universal", uhh, not so much.

Out of Nintendo characters, he's probably just above Lucas in recognition and he's nowhere NEAR Mario, DK, Link and Samus.

The Pikmin games sold decently, but 1-1.5 million isn't fantastic for a Nintendo original franchise.

I'd say that Olimar's odd moveset necessity would've made him more unlikely, which as we now know Sakurai worked past.

 

[Banjodorf]

You cant compare him to Link, Mario or Dk dude. THeyve been around for much longer, and have much are universally well known, and have been part of Nintendo for two decades now.

Olimar is well known, but not as much as those 3. Its unfair to compare a new character like Olimar to Nintendo's original mascots.

The fact is, noone truly expected him not to be in, like I said, even if they hated him. Well, noone logical, which most of the people on this site or otherwise are. You might need to do a little more exploring. Ive been on many other message board sites than this, and Olimar recieved a very warm welcome by most, and many people added things like "Hope for Pikmin 3 eh?"

Sites like Joystiq, Digg, and quite a few others, I even went as far as to read youtube comments, which were more uplifting than I thought they'd be.

so I wouldnt say he's not well known and wasnt wanted for SSBB outside of this site. He definitely was.

 

[aleps]

There was a thread where people posted the most obvious newcomers, and Olimar was mentioned sereval times along with Ridley and Krystal. Just cause some say he is a WTF doesn't means he really is, or that he doesn't deserve his spot.

Not just Pikmen, but anyone with common sense and that GETS INFORMED BEFORE MAKING THREADS LIKE THIS thought he was a shoe-in. And the ones who think that isn't enough for him to be a PC, then post prove that make him be less deserving.

Oh, and you ( KingFirkus ) wrote "With so many other characters yet to be confirmed, like Ridley, Sheik, etc. Definately not the most likely." 1st: He was likely. 2nd: So you mean that if shoe-ins aren't updated first then thier chances decrease? Shoe-ins are shoe-ins and that won't change even if tomorrow's update is Tetris Block being playable.

 

[jupiter]

Your attempts at sounding gangster have failed.

Olimar was the most likely newcomer not announced, and with him gone, the next most likely is Ridley (yay).

*giggles at underlined quote* mm hmm, i thought the same thing...

 

[Spellman]

What's next, the big floating face from the Brain Games being a playable character? C'mon, not every best selling games main character can be playable, they have to have some kind of coherent fighting ability.

Olimar definitely seemed like more of Assist Trophy material. They've found a way to make him work, and that's a surprise for most people.

Well known doesn't automatically mean playable character is all.

 

[aleps]

What's next, the big floating face from the Brain Games being a playable character? C'mon, not every best selling games main character can be playable, they have to have some kind of coherent fighting ability.

And he has. It seem you don't know the methodical of the Pikmin games. He uses Pikmin to fight, he plucks pikmin, he throws them and calls them with his whistle. The only invented move was the Pikmin Chain. He never fights by himself, he only punches when he can't throw Pikmin. And believe me, any Olimar supporter wanted him without Pikmin.

Olimar definitely seemed like more of Assist Trophy material. They've found a way to make him work, and that's a surprise for most people.

Surprice for those who know nothing of the game, obviously. As I said, the only invented move was Pikmin Chain. His moveset is very true to the game.

Well known doesn't automatically mean playable character is all.

He is not just popular, he was made by Miyamoto, a very important person for Nintendo, he has potential and he is unique.

 

[Tinkerer]

What's next, the big floating face from the Brain Games being a playable character? C'mon, not every best selling games main character can be playable, they have to have some kind of coherent fighting ability.

Olimar definitely seemed like more of Assist Trophy material. They've found a way to make him work, and that's a surprise for most people.

Well known doesn't automatically mean playable character is all.

No, after Pokemon Trainer people saw what Sakurai could do, and they expected Olimar to work with Pikmin.

 

[OnyxVulpine]

I know Olimar.. just not his name. I knew of the game Pikmin... I think that PT was more of a WTF anything can happen thing.

-Onyx

 

[JPW]

I never ended up liking Pikmin.
And I hardly see the series as anything popular.
When it manages to turn the world on its head, and it's recognised by the casual gamers and kids alike and such then you can brag. But until it makes an effect like Mario or Zelda or even a Metal Gear Solid game I am not sold on it.

Whenever I tried back in the Gamecube era to talk about this new series I was interested in they thought I was talking about "Pokemon". Yeah Pikmin's famous alright.... I wonder if I call up my gaming friend will I be able to talk about Pikmin and sell it the same way I try to seell a Zelda adventure. Will I leave him excited and wanthing this or will he be confused.....?


However I do see Olimar being very unique and different and I will give him a shot, but most of the time he'll be my punching bag.

Smash Bros could also reinvent though much like Marth did with Fire Emblem though. So I guess that could happen.

But I don't remember Pikmin ever reaching the million mark.

 

[Igneous42]

Captain Olimar is not an Obscure character, in fact he was pretty much a shoe in....

 

[PsychoIncarnate]

Ok, I got the answer to this...

Olimar was obvious...for intelligent people that is...


I don't know know who all you other people expected...

 

[The_Corax_King]

Captain Olimar was essentially a "shoe-in" character. Him being in didn't surprise me or most anyone on this forum at all, I'm sure.

I wasn't surprised by his inclusion...

Or by his moveset...

What surprised me was the versatility and sheer creativity in his moveset...

he makes a GREAT character... even though I don't like him or his games...